Tag — Moscow VS St. Petersburg

Moscow was the ancient capital of Russia, and this part of history is connected with old-style churches with onion-shaped towers, boyars with beards and long coats, Ivan the Terrible, and colorful Kremlin halls. After 1703, Peter the Great moved the Russian capital functions to the newly built Saint Petersburg, and Moscow lost its status of cultural, political, administrative, and commercial center.

Moscow VS St. Petersburg. Part 1. Architecture

One of largest argument in biggest Russian cities is«which of cities is better». And there are lot of reasons for never-ending debates as these two cities are completely different with it’s own pro and cons.

For Muscovites St. Petersburg was always the depressing slow city where you spend weekend if you want to visit Europe, but you don’t have time and money for it. For citizens of St. Petersburg Moscow is place where you work and earn money, earn very good money.